Non-refillable bottle.



DIEDRICH BRUMMERHOP, OF BOfS-n. MASSCTS.: I A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 8. 1904. Serial No. 231.898.

Patented May 29, ieoe.

To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, DIEDRICH BRUMMER- HOP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new j and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention consists in means of novel and improved character for preventing or rendering impracticable the refilling of bottles after havmg been emptied of their original contents.

The principles of the invention are capable of being embodied in various forms, certain of which are shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows one embodiment of the invention and represents av bottle in vertical transverse section. Figs. 2

and 8 are views in plan of the two guards which are employed in connection with the anchor valve-retainer. views of guards of a modified form. Fig. 6 shows in side elevation a modified form of valve-retainer. Fig. 7 is a similar view of another modified form of` valve-retainer. Fig. 8 shows in vertical section a modication employing a separate cage which is adapted for insertion within the neck of a bottle. Fig. 9 shows the said cage in plan. Fig. 10 is a view in cross-section on the dotted line 10 10 in Fig. 1.

Having reference to the drawings, a bottle* is represented at 1, Fig. 1, it having one embodiment of the invention applied thereto. The neck of the said bottle is designated 2. For the purpose of a seal to prevent the inflow of liquids into the bottle a movable valve, as'3, Fig. 1, is placed within the said neck, the said valve working against a suitable seat, as 4.' The form of the said valve may vary in some instances.

forthe purpose, as in the drawings. The

` seat #l is constituted in Fig. 1 of an annular ridgel or rim projecting inwardly into the passages through the neck of the bottle, the

said ridge or rim being integral with the bot.

tle and produced in the molding of the latter. The, 'of the valve and valve-seat to each 'Q tlre'rgis such that when the former is pressed by itsown gravity or otherwise against the latter the inilow of liquid into the body portion of the bottle is' completely or practically prevented, but without tendency I lchored in place therein. Figs. 4 and 5 are like 'while it isadjacent 'the valve-retainer.

Preferably a ball 1s used A lThis it is secured byfrining the valve and the opening of the vvalveiseat .of such relative proportions that diametrically opposite sides of the valve subtend an ,angle some what more obtuse than that subtended by corresponding portions of the valve-seat. Consequently the valve rests upon the valveseat instead of becoming crowded within the same and is free from liability to wedge or stick in place. The valve 3 is left free to move within the neck ofthe bottle in the direction of the length of the saidneck from the valve-seat toward the mouth of the bottle, and vice versa. The movement of the valve toward the mouth is limited in extent by the valve-retainer 5.,'which occupies'a osition Vwithin the passage4 of the neck an is an- When the bottle is tilted the vertical position, the valveis carried'by gravity or thepressure of the contents of the bottle 'against the valve-retainer. Free escape of the contents past thevalve in such position 'of the latter is provided for by means of grooves or passage-ways 6 6, which in thc embodiment of the invention which is shown in ,Fig 1 are formed in the interior surface of the neck of the bottle and extend lengthwise of the neck. The ridges or elevations 7 7 intervening between the said grooves or. passage-wa As and also extending lengthw1se of the nec serve to keep the valve centiil T e high portions of the said ridges or elevations constltute straight continuations of the inner4 surface of the portion 8 of the neck which is adjacent the valve-seat. The said high portions are parallel with one another and with the length of the neck of the bottle, so that the clear s ace which is surrounded by the series of ri ges or elevations and by the ortion 8 .of the neck of the bottle and w 'ch constitutes the race within which the valve is 'free to move longitudinally of the neck is of uniform diameter throughout the length thereof. There is no enlargement of the said spacewhich when the bottle is turned into a horizontal or inclined position constitutes a depression or pocket within which the valve ma lodge and remain while li uid is caused to ow past the same into thai) IOO IIO

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. v r' .L L tle. -Consequently therel is no opportunity for the valve: toilodfg on catch ,adjacentl the valve-retainer, and should it be attempted to pour liquid into the in such position the flow of the liquid against the-valve would; promptly act upon thelatter to carry it against its seat, thus closing the bottle against the admission of'such liquid.

The valve-retainer is furnished with two or more oppositely-located outwardly-extending 1projectionsjto engage with shoulders within t e passage of thefneck of the bottle. By means of such engagement the valve-retainer is anchored and locked against withdrawal. In thejcase "of the illustrated embodiments of the invention the valve-retainer is furnished with two of the said projections engaging with a corresponding number of shoulders, although the precise numb'er'of projections is n'otfmaterial. In Fig. 1 the valve-retainer has' 'astem 51, which is formed of stiiish spring "material, the said stemv being furnished with opposite arms 52 52, which incline downwardly and away from each other and then are formed with s uarelybent'I portions, which enter certain o, `the grooves o r passage-ways 6 6 and hook against shoulders 61 61, that are formed at theupperends' of the saidgrooves or passage-ways.'` In 'inserting the valve-retainer into the ne'ck ofthebottle the arms of the valve-retainerare pressed toward each other until theyfwillenter the passage of the neck. Whe'njthe projectionsfof the said arms arrive at the grooves orpa'ssage-ways which they are intended to enter, theja'r'ins spring outward, A carrying the said projections into such grooves or passage-ways'. For the purpose of preventin a wire or the like from being inserted `into t 1e passage of the neck of the" bottle to engage with the t valve, so as to hold it from its seat while li uid is being causedl to enter the bottle, guards 9 and 10 are provided. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 3.) The said guards are secured to the stem 51 of the valve-retainer. Each thereof in fthe said figures corresponds in shape with a disk having opposite-curved segments removed. The length of each guard corresponds with the diameter of the outer portion of the passage of the neck. The spaces which are left by the removal of the said segments leave openings, which permit free outflow of the contents of the bottle past the guards. The lengths of the two guards extend in directions at right angles to each other, so that the ends of the outer guard l0 cover the s aces or openings which exist at opposite si es of guard 9, and vice versa. Briefly stated, the solid portions and openings or notches of the two guards break joints or are staggered with relation to one another. These relative positions are indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. Thereby it is rendered impossi- 65 ble to introduce a wire for the purpose of saam bottle with' theqalv@ .1.

-either holding the valve away fromits 1 or disengaging the valve-retainer.`

Fi sA and 5 show a modified form ofguards, whic comprises disks 91 101, having holes 92 102 therethrough. The holes of one disk are staggered with relation to those of the other for the purpose stated.

Fi 6 shows a form of valve-retainer in whic the inner portion or anchor is formed in a separate piece from the stem 51, the said inner portion having an eye or loop 54, which is hung upon a hook or pin at the inner end of the stem 51.

Fi 7 shows aform of valve-retainer in whic 'the stem 51 is longer than in the forms already explained, the inner end thereof having connected therewith by a pivot 56 a crossbar 55, the opposite extremities of which are designed to engage with the shoulders 61 61 of the neck of the bottle. An expanding Aspiral spring 57 surrounds the stem 51, it being compressed between guard 9 and the cross-bar 55 and its lower end bearing against ,the said cross-bar at of the pivotal axis. In inserting this last form of anchor into the 'passage of the neck of a bottle the cross-bar 55 is turned upon its pivot 56 into a position somewhat approaching parallelism, with stem 51 compressing the spring somewhat, and then the cross-bar and stem are pushed endwise into the said passa e. As soon as the cross-bar has been passe in far enough to'enable its en'ds to swing into the desired grooves or passa ways 6 6 the saidy ends are caused to enter t e latter by the action of'spring 57 in expanding. In the case of allthese forms of valveretainer one of the guards-for instance, the inner guard Q-takes bearing against a shoulder, as 11, Fig. 1, with which the interior surface of the neck of the bottle is furnished and is held thereagainst through the engagement of the anchor with the shoulders 61 61.

Figs. 8 and 9 show an embodiment of the invention in which the valve, anchor, and guards are combined thus an assemblage which in its entirety is adapted to be inserted into a neck of a bottle. The cage comprises a lower cylinder 12, Fig. 8, to contain the valve 3, an upper cylinder 13, and a series of wires or strips 14, joinin the two cylinders together. The two oy inders are formed of metal orvother suitable material. The lower cylinder 12 contains the valve 3 and is formed with the valve-seat 41. The wires or strips 14 and the spaces between them serve the same purposes as the v longitudinal ribs or ridges 7 7 and the grooves 6 6 intermediate the same in Fig. 1. The anchor 5 of Figs. 8 and 9 is similar to that of Fig. 1, its opposite projecting portions 52 52 extending through opposite spaces between wires or strips 14 and enga ing with shoulders 61 61 with which the nec of the bottle is furnished, essentially as in the fr L points on opposite sides IOO with a cage, forming" ISO ...fm/ii. fr.; 'f-

r i 822,181 a case of the devices of Fig. 1. Thereby the cage is retained securely nplace Within the neck of the bottle. The ends of the lower guard 9 rest upon an interior shoulder 131, with which the cylinder 13 is formed, while the said cylinder itself is supported within the passage of the neck of the bottle through the engagement of its external shoulder 132 venient manner.

the passage of. the neck of the bottle..

with the shoulder 111 of the said neck.. It,...

will be perceived that the -anchor valve-retainer in Figs. 8 and 9 serves t0 h0ld the cage ,from being withdrawn from the passage of the neck of the bottle.V For the purpose of preventing flow of li uid through the space intervening between t e exterior of the lower cylinder 12 and the adjoining inner surface of the neck of the bottle .a packing-ring or gasket 15 is fittedupon the exterior of the said lower cylinder, it being retained in place by annular ridges 16 16, which project at the exterior of the cylinder 13 or in other con- It willbe understood that at the time the operation of filling a bottle is performed the valve, valveretainer&c., are absent from After the filling has been completed the valve is dropped into place, and the other parts are then introduced and secured in operative position. Thereafter the valve is protected from being tampered with, andfthe other parts are effectually secured lin place.-

I claim as my inventionl. The non-refillable bottle ,having the movablevvalve," the valve-seat, the raised guides extending lengthwise of the bottleneck arallel with one another Vthroughout their ength and constituting a race o uniform diameter within which the said valve is confined, and having longitudinal spaces between such ides for the How of liquidast the valve w en the latter is separated om its seat, the retaining-shoulder at the outer ends 4of the said guides and an adjacent-A guard-suplporting shoulder, and the anchor; retainer aving opposite projections engaging with the retaining-shoulder'and also hav ing a guardidevice to preclude access to the interior parts,I the said guard device en aging 5o with the said guard-supporting shoul er.

2,-The non-refillable bottle having the movable: valve, the valve-seat, the raised guides extending-lengthwise of the bottlei neck parallel with one, another throughout their ength and constituting a race o uniform diameter within which the said valve is confined, and having longitudinal spaces begaging with the said guard-supporting shoulder.

3. The non-refillable bottle having the movable valve, the valve-seat against which the said valve rests without Wedging therein, the raised guides extending lengthwise of the bottle-neck parallel with one another throughout their length and constitutin a race of uniform diameter throughout its Iength which the said valve is confined, and having.

longitudinal spaces between such guides for the flow of liquid past the valve when the latter is separated from its seat, the-retaining shoulder at theouter ends of the said guides, the anchor-retainer en aging with the said shoulder, and the uar device.

4. The non-reii movable valve, the valve-seat, the guidesextending lengthwise ofthe bottle-neck andl equidistant throu hout their length diametrically-of the bott? ofuniform diameter Withinwhichthe said valve is confined, and havin intervening spaces between such guides to' orm passageways through which the contents of the bottle may flow around the valve when the lat ter is separated from its seat, the retainingshoulder atthe outer ends of the said guides, an adjacent guard-supporting shoulder, the anchor-retainer having opposite projections engaging with the.. retaining-shoulder, and

i the guard device.l

able bottle having the e-neck to constituteV a race y 

